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“In business settings, it’s good to have at least one person in the room who is completely nonchalant when everyone is on edge.” This is the success mantra followed by Suresh Babu, CEO of Caliber Interconnect Solutions Pvt Ltd. This adage has helped him overcome all possible hindrances that he encountered through his journey in the dynamic Indian electronics industry. In an interaction with the Baishakhi Dutta of Electronics Bazaar, he shares his entrepreneurial journey and redefines the meaning of success when it comes to real life.

Some lesser known facts about myself:

Favourite actress: Savithri

Favourite singer: Mohammed Rafi

Favourite film: Mudhal Mariyadhai (Tamil)

Favourite book: Good to Great by Jim Collins

Favourite actor: Shahrukh Khan

Favourite food: Middle eastern cuisine

Year of birth: 1968 Favourite music: Ilayaraja’s melodies

Childhood

I was born in a village called Padalore in Tamilnadu. After spending my formative years there, I grew up in Ooty as our family had shifted base. I have very fond memories of my childhood spent in the most idyllic settings, indulging in the luxuries of boyhood—playing games, having fun with friends and of course, occasionally cramming for the inevitable exams.

When I look back and reflect on my childhood, I find that the common factor that drove me as a child and later when I became an entrepreneur is curiosity about the world around me.

Education

I did my entire schooling in the government-run corporation schools, learning all the subjects in my mother tongue - Tamil. I took a special interest to learn English and also managed to become conversant in Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada, as I happened to have friends from diverse linguistic backgrounds.